Category Archives: Obituaries

December 21, 2025, 68, Mount Olive - Moses Gregg King, known locally as simply Gregg King, passed away in the early morning hours on Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. Gre...

December 19, 2025, 38, Mount Olive - Kenneth Rhyan Pennington, 38, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Friday, December 19. He is survived by his mother and step father; Nathan and Ginger Thompson...

December 19, 2025, 83, Warsaw - Gene Rochelle, resident of the Warsaw area, passed away Friday night, December 19, 2025, at his home. Named Joseph Eugene Rochelle at birth, he was mostly known as Gene...

December 16, 2025, 61, Mount Olive - David Earl Johnson, 61, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday evening at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, surrounded by the love of his family...

December 15, 2025, 91, Mount Olive - After having lived a long, productive, and grateful life, Eugene S. Emmer passed away early Monday evening, December 15, 2025, at TerraBella Retirement Community i...

December 7, 2025, 79, Santa Clara CA - Paul Franklin Pate, age 79, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at the El Camino Health Center in Santa Clara, CA. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of th...

December 19, 2025, 86, Goldsboro - Mary Ellen Davis Kearney, 86, passed away peacefully on December 19, 2025. She was born on July 10, 1939, in Wayne County, North Carolina, to the late Emmette Davis ...

December 19, 2025, 67, Goldsboro - Timothy Gerald Deans, 67, passed away at his home on Friday, December 19, 2025. Born in Wayne County on June 17, 1958, he was the son of the late Kermit Samuel Deans...

December 19, 2025, 94, Goldsboro - MB Gentry, 94, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, December 19, 2025. MB is survived by his beloved wife of 69 years, Annetia G...

December 18, 2025, 79, Goldsboro - Jonafen Lee "Ricky" Ward, 79, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Born in Wilson County on August 11, 1946, he was the son of ...